Morning Glory Sunspots

Morning Glory Sunspots ("Ipomoea luteola") is a rare fast growing annual vine native to the tropics, that can easily reach 8ft. It bears masses of small trumpet shaped orange/red flowers with a yellow centre, measuring about 2cm long by 1cm wide. In full sun they are quick to bloom and will stay open until late afternoon from July until frost. The leaves are heart-like shaped and measure about 7cm long by 5cm wide.

Unlike other species of morning glory, these small nectar-rich flowers, combined with it's fluorescent colour are very attractive to nearby Hummingbirds.

Cultivating

Germination is easy and usually takes about 7-14 days. Seeds may be soaked overnight in tepid water to speed germination before planting outside. Plant seeds no more than 5cm apart, and 1cm deep in full sun to part shade and keep well moist. When seedlings appear, thin out if necessary and provide adequate support for best growth. As soon as each flower fades (unless pinched back to further flowering) a group of seed pods will appear. Once they turn a brown colour and are crispy to touch, the seeds are ready to harvest with each pod bearing about four seeds.

Seeds for this vine as it pertains to open-pollination use are exclusively made available to members of The Hummingbird Forum, which there is distributed by the member "Arkipelago".

External links

* [http://www.Hummingbirdforum.com/ The official Hummingbird Forum]